Finance Advice Expert V

Within ‘Finance’, the Finance advice cost team is part of the CoE Cost Management and Advice, which is managing the end-to-end cost chain of the bank (from Request to pay to forecasting). 

The Finance advice cost team consists of 18 Finance experts who report, analyze and forecast the cost and FTE developments of the bank. We have the purpose to be a pro-active partner empowering the business with valuable information and advice. We take ownership, have the expertise, we communicate clear and easy, and we challenge and advise.

You are end-to-end responsible for the cost control of the TECH domain.

You indirectly lead a squad of 6 Finance advisors: you organize and follow-up their daily activities :

• you plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals ;
• you foresee and resolve potential bottlenecks and delays ;
• you provide guidance and training to others on creating effective reports and relevant comments ;
• Jointly with their manager, you coach and develop your squad members.

Together with your squad:

• you report and analyze the actual costs and FTE vs budget and you elaborate detailed forecasts. You understand the details, advice the business and challenge when required ;
• you contribute to translate the strategy into the development of medium and longer-term financial plans and business objectives into clearly defined business cases ;
• you provide clear ad-hoc analyses and advise the business on measures to take to meet their target ;
• you support your business and give guidance for all finance aspects : from the request management to the cost allocation maintenance ;
• you represent the finance function for the domains under your responsibility in your interactions with Group Finance (Global, Retail or Wholesale).

As a Finance Advice Expert lead, you will have the opportunity to interact and convince a broad range of local and global executive stakeholders, such as Group Finance, tribe leads or the management team of TECH.

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

You are able to cope with tight deadlines. You are a self-starting and critical individual. You have an eye for details without losing the ‘big picture’. Furthermore, you also have the following competences:

• Hold a Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or equal via experience
• An analytical mind and intellectual curiosity
• A proactive and autonomous attitude
• Ability to resist stress and be able to be flexible when deadlines are due
• 5 years’ experience in a (business) control or management accounting position
• Experience in a position within an IT organisation as financial advisor is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in English and the ability to adapt your communication towards your stakeholder.
• Experience in translating data analysis into sound advice
• Experience in giving independent strategic advice to senior management
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Excel and Powerpoint).
• Demonstrate a rigorous approach, a steep learning curve, and the ability to anticipate and adapt to new situations
• Look for improvements and implement solutions to increase efficiency of the day-to-day tasks of the Finance Advice Teams.
• Identify issues, analyze situations, and find effective solutions, demonstrating your critical thinking and decision-making abilities.